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Skin tag
Skin tag: A small tag of skin that may have a stalk (a peduncle). Skin tags may appear on the skin almost anywhere although the favorite locales are the eyelids, neck, armpits (axillae), upper chest, and groin. Invariably benign, this tiny…
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Show more- Interleukin-1 A protein produced by various cells, including macrophages, interleukin-1 raises body temperature, spurs the…
- Hidradenitis suppurativa This is an illness characterized by multiple abscesses that form under the arm pits and in the groin area
- Study, electrophysiologic See: Framingham Study.
- Disease, degenerative joint Also known as osteoarthritis, this type of arthritis is caused by inflammation, breakdown and eventual loss…
- BSL 1. Biosafety level, as in a BSL-4 laboratory. 2.Biohazard safety level. 3.Blood sugar level. 4.British Sign…
- Xeroderma pigmentosum A genetic disease characterized by such extraordinary sensitivity to sunlight that it results in the…
- Cushing, Harvey Renowned American neurosurgeon (1869-1939) whose name is now associated with Cushing syndrome (Cushing…
- Tennis elbow A painful injury to the tendon that is attached to the outer part of the elbow due to repetitive twisting of…
- Giardia A genus of protozoa that infect the gastrointestinal tract of some animals, including humans. Giardia have a…
- Akinesia Impaired body movement; without movement (or without much movement). Akinesia is a term used in neurology to…
- Stick, heel See: Heel stick
- LPA Little People of America. The abbreviation also for the left pulmonary artery